Pauline "Polly" Jenson

Pauline "Polly" Golightly Jenson, age 63, of Kalamazoo, MI died unexpectedly October 28, 2017. She was born to Casey and Kitty Golightly in El Paso, Texas on September 13, 1954. She is survived by her parents; husband, Hal B. Jenson; daughter, Lianne; sons Casey, Robert, and Jon; six grandchildren; siblings Marge (Kevin) Smith, George (Jane) Golightly, Ken (Cindy) Golightly, and Sande (Dan) Nascimento; and many nieces and nephews who loved her dearly. Polly grew up and attended schools in San Antonio and graduated from Jefferson High School. She attended Brigham Young University and graduated with a BA degree in Recreational Education. Polly married Hal B. Jenson, September 5, 1992 in Dallas, Texas and they resided until 2002 in San Antonio. They then lived in Norfolk, Virginia; East Longmeadow, Massachusetts; and currently reside in Kalamazoo, Michigan where her husband is dean of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Polly worked as a recreational specialist at Normandy Terrace in San Antonio where she served and loved the residents. She was employed by USAA in San Antonio and in Norfolk until 2005. Her passion was service to others and to her church. Polly was continuously engaged in church and community activities, including serving as a volunteer seminary teacher for high school students while in San Antonio, Massachusetts, and Kalamazoo. She was serving on the Board of Directors of the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts. Polly was known for her contagious laugh and her love of life, and loved to travel with her husband and together they have seen many parts of the world. A remembrance will be held at the Kalamazoo LDS chapel, 1112 North Drake Road, at 11 am on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Visitation is from 9:30 to 10:40 am. Burial is in San Antonio, Texas. Donations in memory of Polly may be made to the Polly Jenson Memorial Fund of the medical school at MyWMU.com/jensonfund.